Improved breast-strap fastening for harness



ittitcd 5mm lJOHN H; MARTIN OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 104,475, dated J'une 21, 1870.

.V IMPRQVIJD BREAST-STRAP FA'STENING PQR HARNESS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, J onN H. MARTIN, of Columbus, in the county oi'liranklin andState of Ohio, have invented a new `and improved BreaetfStrap Hook; and I do hereby declare that the foliowing is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making part of this specification, in which- Y Figure lis a front view, showing the manner of applyingthe breast-straphook to the strap E when on the haine D.

Figure 2 is a front view of the hook Lwhen open "to receive the strap E.

. Figure 3.is also a front view of hook with the eye C attached.

` Figure 4 is a section or view of the edge of hook.

The object of this inventioh is to improve the manner of attaching. the breast-straps of harness to theY llames, which is usually done' by buckling the strap into a. plain ring, or by the use of a spring snap, the former way being inconvenient, and the latter unsafe. 'lo enable others to understand, I will more fully describe.

, A is au oblong metal ring, with a shoulder, F, near the top or eyeG, containing a rivet-hole.

VB is a hook,v with opening at 'end or top for rivet, which fastens to the `shoulder F of ring A, to allow the hook to swing from in front of ring A, to permit.

the looped end of strap E to pass through from below, so that when the hook is pushed to its place, the strap is secured.

H is a small shoulder on ring, to prevent the motion from throwing hookout of strap.

J is a drop or catch on bow of hook, to prevent it 'from passing to inside of ring.

f Having described my invention,

Iclaim as a new and improved article of manufac- A breast-strap hook forhames, lconstructed and applied to aneye, C, as herein set forth. Y

' JOHN H. MARTIN. K

Witnesses:

JAMES G. BULL, Y l vEMIL KIESERVETTER. l y 

